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Office of Corporate, Foundation and Government
Grants
Proposal Preparation
The mission of the Office of Corporate, Foundation and Government
Grants is to promote and facilitate the growth and enrichment
of grantsmanship at Benedictine University. The Office provides
information, assistance and advocacy to Benedictine University
faculty and departments in the submission of grants to external
funding agencies, including federal, state and local governmental
agencies and private and public foundations and corporations.
All grants submitted should be consistent with the mission and
priorities of Benedictine University.
The Office serves as Benedictine's central contact office for
all grant submissions (including collaborative and subcontract
grants) and maintains University records on all grant submissions,
awards, renewals and reports.
Support Services
The Office of Corporate, Foundation and Government Grants offers
the following services to faculty/staff/departments in the grant
submission and award process:
1. Provides expertise in the identification of funding sources
for individual research, program and project grants.
2. Provides BU Internal "Grant Approval" and "Grant
Summary" forms for new grant programs/projects, plus instruction
and/or assistance in completing them.
3. Provides writing, editorial and budgetary expertise to faculty/staff
who may request or need such assistance to obtain or manage a
grant award.
4. Provides institutional statistics, financial reports, etc.
needed for grant submissions.
5. Reviews final grant submissions for adherence to donor/grant
award guidelines and to Benedictine University policies and procedures.
6. Obtains the internal approvals of appropriate University officials
on grant submissions for new programs/research/projects.
7. Assists in the mailing of grant proposals.
8. Assists in follow-up contacts and/or site visits of funding
agencies.
9. Assists in setting up grant accounts when grant monies are
awarded and/or received.
10. Reviews and processes any contracts and/or subcontracts involved
in faculty/staff/department-generated grant awards.
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